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| DOI: | 10.1016/S0169-2046(00)00071-2 |
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| Web URL(s): | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204600000712
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| Author(s): | Bonan, Gordon B. |
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| Author Affiliation: | National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO |
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| Title: | The microclimates of a suburban Colorado (USA) landscape and implications for planning and design |
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| Source: | Landscape and Urban Planning. Vol. 49, No. 3-4, July 20 2000, p. 97-114. |
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| Publishing Information: | Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier |
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| # of Pages: | 18 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Microclimate; Landscape; Landscape design; Temperatures; Wind; Humidity; Heat stress; Greenbelts
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| Geographic Terms: | CO |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The microclimates of a suburban Colorado residential landscape were studied to examine the effect of design decisions on temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity. On a hot day typical of summer, vegetated landscape elements were several degrees cooler throughout the day than non-vegetated surfaces. Across the development, dry, native grass landscapes were warmer than irrigated greenbelts and irrigated residential lawns. These data demonstrate the importance of evapotranspiration as a cooling agent in the dry, semi-arid Colorado environment. Extended meteorological measurements throughout the summer suggested housing density created microclimatic differences in the development. Heat generated by built landscape elements was readily vented from a porous neighborhood but not in a denser neighborhood. This study demonstrates that in the semi-arid Colorado environment, the choice of planting material, the design of irrigated greenbelts within a community, and the density of housing all have important consequences in creating thermally-pleasing environments." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 31 |
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Bonan, G. B. 2000. The microclimates of a suburban Colorado (USA) landscape and implications for planning and design. Landscape Urban Plan. 49(3-4):p. 97-114. |
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| DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2046(00)00071-2 |
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